This feeling of self-hate is embedded in me
As I see the perfect image on the TV screen
Everything about it is opposite of me
Tall, light, and skinny
So where are all the dark and thick beauties?
The ones that resemble me
With curves, cellulite, and stretch marks, and are a bit heavy?
I see some in between
But none as dignified as the almighty vanilla queens
Who the standard of beauty
Therefore leaving the ugly dark lings like me
Staring into the TV screen
Wondering how we could look like thee
So we buy the weaves, relaxers, irons, and bleaching creams
But where do we buy our dignity?
Where is the place to purchase self-esteem?
How do we begin to cherish our unique beauty?
Instead of transforming ourselves into a fake image that we claim to see
Only it seems that the joke is on me
But I am not laughing
As I stare into the TV screen
Inside I am crying
Because I do not look like thee
Is there any place in this world of vanilla cream?
For a fudge dip like me
As I look to see
Where my place could be
I see nowhere for me to cherish my unique beauty
So in disgust I look into the mirror before me
And stare into the image of this black thing with eyes so dark it scares me
It has no beauty
It just seems.
That there is nothing for me

blklespoet,TRUTH YOU TOLD
str8 to the point
It is hard to live in this world
your truth has taken the truth
flag up the pole and unflured

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This feeling of self-hate is embedded in me
As I see the perfect image on the TV screen
Everything about it is opposite of me
Tall, light, and skinny
So where are all the dark and thick beauties?
The ones that resemble me
With curves, cellulite, and stretch marks, and are a bit heavy?
I see some in between
But none as dignified as the almighty vanilla queens
Who the standard of beauty
Therefore leaving the ugly dark lings like me
Staring into the TV screen
Wondering how we could look like thee
So we buy the weaves, relaxers, irons, and bleaching creams
But where do we buy our dignity?
Where is the place to purchase self-esteem?
How do we begin to cherish our unique beauty?
Instead of transforming ourselves into a fake image that we claim to see
Only it seems that the joke is on me
But I am not laughing
As I stare into the TV screen
Inside I am crying
Because I do not look like thee
Is there any place in this world of vanilla cream?
For a fudge dip like me
As I look to see
Where my place could be
I see nowhere for me to cherish my unique beauty
So in disgust I look into the mirror before me
And stare into the image of this black thing with eyes so dark it scares me
It has no beauty
It just seems.
That there is nothing for me

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First turn off the darn "T.V.
don't try to look like..."Thee"

you are a beauty to behold
please, wear your "blackness" bold

"self-hate" will take you...out
real quick, without a doubt

Never think our skin is cursed...
remember, we were put here first

this was a wonderful piece, get it together beautiful warrior...for you must first see your beauty...before anyone else.

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Is there any place in this world of vanilla cream?
For a fudge dip like me
As I look to see
Where my place could be

this is beautiful and if you look beyond the tv screen trying to show you what to be, and look beyond the "thee's" of this world, you'll find someone that i found in this scribe, which is a sistah that knows that her beauty is seen through the things you want to be seen. so like queentswana said, turn off that darn tv screen. you'll find that once you do, in the gray screen you'll see true beauty, your own, your reflection, but make it more make it your own delightful dip that stands out on the "vanilla's" of this world. you...........let me just quit, you got it sistah, just make it yours-just make it yours....excellent work......

the ongoing saga of shade...
this was a very powerful peace
it breaks my heart that this is
such an issue...and it breaks
my heart that so many of my
sisters struggle with learning
to love themselves in a world
that consistently rejects them...